Insecticidal esters of chrysanthemic and pyrethric acids



United States Patent U.S. Cl. 260347.4 16 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Esters of formula in which Z represents an isobutenyl or the Z-carbomethoxy-prop-l-enyl group, R and R are hydrogen or alkyl and Y is hydrogen or alkyl or alkenyl or alkadienyl or phenyl or a furyl group or a phenyl substituted by alkyl, alkenyl. alkadienyl, alkoxy or chlorine, have insecticidal activity. Particularly active are the compounds in which the CH Y group is in the 5-position and Y is phenyl. The (+)-trans chrysanthemate ester of this alcohol is fifty times more active against houseflies than allethrin. Novel intermediates, substituted 3-furoic acids and furyl methanols are described.

This invention relates to new insecticidal derivatives of chrysanthemic and related acids, and to processes for their preparation.

The naturally occurring insecticide pyrethrum, obtained from the flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium and related species, is now a well established insecticide having a range of desirable biological properties, including a high insecticidal toxicity, and rapid knock-down effect, coupled with low mammalian toxicity, and in its combination of favourable properties is superior to many synthetic insecticides which have become available. Unfortunately, however, natural pyrethrum is rather unstable in many formulations in common use and furthermore does not form a sufficiently persistent insecticidal film on all the materials and surfaces to which it needs to be applied in practice. It is also expensive and economic factors could make it in short supply.

Much work has been done, therefore, in an attempt to prepare synthetic insecticides having a combination of desirable biological and physical properties such as high toxicity to insects and very low mammalian toxicity, and this investigation has been facilitated by the determination of the structure of six related esters in natural pyrethrum. A number of esters of the so-called chrysanthemic and pyrethric acids and their derivatives have been prepared, notably allethrin, but even allethrin is inferior in many respects to the natural pyrethrum and it is also difiicult and expensive to prepare. At present the use of the pyrethrins and their synthetic relatives is largely restricted to household and industrial application because of their instability and high price.

It is therefore still desirable to have synthetic pyrethroids available having, in addition to high insecticidal activity, rapid knock-down effect and lack of mammalian toxicity, a higher stability and good weather resistance.

3,465,007. Patented Sept. 2, 1969 "ice The present invention comprises new compounds of the general formula R1 Ha z-oH--oHooooH l 1 only ona CH3 1 in which Z represents an aryl, alkenyl or carboalkoxyalkenyl group, Y represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, alkenyl or alkadienyl group or an aryl group or a heterocyclic group which themselves may be substituted by alkyl, alkenyl, alkadienyl or alkoxy groups or halogen atoms, and R and R which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, alkenyl or alkadienyl group.

It will be seen that the compounds of the invent-ion may be regarded as derivatives of cyclopropane carboxylic acids of the general formula.

Cfia \CH3 II and derivatives of these acids where Z represents an isobutenyl group or a 2-carbomethoxy-prop-l-enyl group, i.e., derivatives of chrysanthemic acid or pyrethric acid respectively, have been found to be particularly active. Acids of the Formula II can exhibit optical and geometrical isomerism, the various isomers producing compounds of varying insecticidal activity, and it is preferred to use the isomer producing the compound of greatest activity. Thus in the case of chrysanthemic and pyrethric acids it is found that the (+)-trans acids, obtained from natural pyrethrum produce more active compounds than their synthetic counterparts, the (rL)-cis-trans isomers, which nevertheless still produce valuable insecticides.

Other useful insecticides of the Formula I may be obtained from 2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropane carboxylic acid substituted in the 3 position by other alkenyl groups or by aryl groups for example a phenyl group.

The compounds of the invention are essentially substituted furylmethyl esters containing from 1 to 3 further substituents in the furan ring. In general it is found that compounds in which the furan ring is linked to the ester group through 3 position i.e. a 3-furyl-methyl compound have a greater insecticidal activity than the corresponding compounds in which the ring is linked through 2 position i.e. furfuryl compounds and in such compounds it is often' found that high insecticidal activity is associated with a substituent being present in the 5 position on the furan ring, although this is not true in all cases. A C to C alkyl substituent in a 2 position e.g. a methyl group sometimes enhances the activity of 3-furylmethyl esters.

Thus the substituent CH Y is preferably present in the 5 position in the 3-furylmethyl compounds and Y preferably represents a benzenoid ring system, for example a phenyl group so that CH Y represents a benzyl group. Such benzenoid ring systems may be further ring substituted e.g. by alkyl or alkoxy groups containing up to 4 carbon atoms e.g. methyl or methoxy groups or by chlorine atoms. Other active compounds are obtained when Y represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group containing up to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing up to 4 carbon atoms, e.g. vinyl so that CH Y represents an allyl group, an alkadienyl group containing up to 4 carbon the corresponding poly substituted furfuryl esters but the reduction in activity is often only slight and may be accompanied by more desirable physical properties. Where such further substituents are present they may contain up to 4 carbon atoms.

The preferred esters of those series have been derived from chrysanthemic and pyrethric acids and S-benzyl-furfuryl alcohol, 5-benzyl-3-furyl methyl alcohol, 5-benzyl-2-methyl-3-furyl methyl alcohol, S-methyl-4-benzyl-furfuryl alcohol, 5-p-xylyl-furfuryl alcohol, 2,4,5-trimethyl-3-furyl methyl alcohol and 4,5-dimethyl-furfuryl alcohol.

The compounds of the invention may be prepared by any of the methods customarily used for the preparation of esters and the reactants may be represented generically by the formulae where GOP and Q represent functional groups which react together to give an ester linkage.

Thus esters may be prepared by reacting a furfuryl alcohol with the cyclo-propane carboxylic acid or acid anhydride or more preferably, with its acid halide, for example by treating the reactants in a solvent in the presence of a hydrogen halide acceptor such as pyridine.

A useful alternative method involves the treatment of a furfuryl halide with a silver salt of the cycle-propane carboxylic acid; in this method a rather purer product is obtained and the silver is of course recoverable for further use. This method may be modified to avoid the need for a silver salt by reacting the furfuryl halide with a triethylamine salt of the cyclopropane acid. This salt may be prepared in situ by reacting equimolar quantities of the acid and triethylamine.

The esters of the invention may also be prepared by a transesterification process using for example a lower alkyl ester of the cyclopropane acid (containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the lower alkyl group) and a furylmethyl alcohol. This transesterification may be carried out in the presence of an alkali metal such as sodium or alkali metal alkoxide such as sodium ethoxide.

One or more of the insecticidal esters of the invention may be formulated with an inert carrier or diluent to give insecticidal compositions and they may be prepared for example, in the form of dusts and granular solids, mosquito coils, wettable powders, emulsions, sprays and aerosols after addition of appropriate solvents, diluents and surfactants.

In common with pyrethrum and synthetic pyrethroids the compounds of the invention may be synergised for example, with piperonyl butoxide or with other well known pyrethrum synergists.

The insecticidal compositions described above may be used for killing insects on a domestic or agricultural scale by treating the insects themselves where insect infestation has already taken place or by treating an environment susceptible to insect attack with the composition as a preventive measure.

5-substituted-3-furylmethyl esters of the general Formula I may be prepared as described above from the correspondingly substituted 3-furylmethyl alcohol. Such alcohols are new compounds and are represented by the genwhen Y represents an alkyl, alkenyl or alkadienyl group or an aryl group or a heterocyclic group which themselves may be substituted by alkyl, alkenyl, alkadienyl alkoxy groups or halogen atoms and R and R which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, alkenyl or alkadienyl group. It has been found that amongst the most active chrysanthemic acid esters are those derived from alcohols of the above formula in which R and R each represent a hydrogen atom and Y represents a phenyl group, i.e. 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol and such an alcohol represents a preferred compound of the present invention. Other alcohols that are of interest include 5-benzyl-2-methyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol, 2-methyl-3-furylrnethy1 alcohol, S-methyl-B-furylmethyl alcohol, 2,5-dimethyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol,

5- (3 -furylmethyl) -3 -furylmethyl alcohol, 5-furfuryl-3-furylrnethyl alcohol and 5-allyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol.

The alcohols of Formula V may be prepared by reducing the correspondingly substituted 3-furoic acid or the carboalkoxy group in the correspondingly substituted 3- furoic acid ester. For example, a metal hydride such as lithium aluminium hydride specifically reduces ester groups to hydroxymethyl groups under mild reaction conditions and it is particularly useful in cases where other reducible groups are present in the molecule. This reduction proceeds at an acceptable rate at about room temperature or a little above in a low boiling organic solvent such as ether and the alcohol may be recovered in good yield in a sufficiently pure state for immediate esterification. Alternatively the carboalkoxy group may be hydrogenated catalytically.

The necessary S-substituted 3-furoic acid ester may be prepared from 3-furoic acid. For example, 5-benzyl-3- furylmethyl alcohol may be prepared by esterifying 3- furoic acid, chloromethylatin'g the alkyl 3-furoate in the presence of zinc chloride, reacting the resulting S-chloromethyl compound with benzene in the presence of aluminium trichloride to introduce the S-benzyl group and finally reducing the carboalkoxy group to a hydroxymethyl group, for example with lithium aluminium hydride. Analogous alcohols of Formula V may be similarly prepared by using an appropriately substituted furoic acid or by using an appropriate reagent with the 5- chloromethyl compound.

The following examples are given to illustrate the invention. Temperatures are in C.

Example l.Preparation of the alcohol, S-benzyl- 3-furylmethyl alcohol Tetracarboxyfuran.Bromine (19 ml.) in chloroform is added over 1 hr. to ethyl sodiooxalacetate (175 g.) in chloroform (40 ml.) .at 010. After washing with water (4x300 ml.) the chloroform solution is dried (Na SO and evaporated. The residues from four such experiments after recrystallisation from ethanol (800 ml.) at 20 gives the required product (317 g.). Concentration of the mother liquor and cooling to 20 gives a further g. of product. Total yield 397 g. (63%) M.P. 79.

The above tetracarboxylate g.) is added with stirring during 5 minutes to sulphuric acid (300 ml.). After being heated to 50 for 5 minutes, the product is cooled to room temperature and added to ice (1000 g.). The combined product from 4 such experiments is taken into other (2+1 litre). The ether is washed twice with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried (Na SO and evaporated. The residue is refluxed with glacial acetic acid (600 ml.) constant boiling hydrobromic acid (400 ml.) and water (200 ml.) for 5 hr, .and then evaporated. The residue is recrystallised from acetic acid (350 ml.) and chloroform, (600 ml.) then Washed with chloroform and dried in vacuo. Yield, 216 g., M.P. 233-238 (decomp).

3-furoic acid.Tetracarboxy furan (20 g.) is heated with copper powder (1 g.) in a fused salt bath. Evolution of carbon dioxide is controlled by removal of the heating bath when necessary (temperature 250-290"). At 290 this product (5.8 g.) distills. Repetition gives a total of 40 g. of product which is recrystallised from water to give pure acid (30 g.) M.P. 114-118.

Methyl-3-furorate.-3-furoic acid (41.5 g.) is refluxed with methanol (190 ml.) and sulphuric acid (3.75 ml.) for four hours. Most of the methanol is evaporated, the residue poured into water and the ester taken into ether. After washing (saturated potassium hydrogen carbonate, and saturated sodium chloride) and drying (Na SO the solvent is evaporated and the product distilled, B.P. 80/30mm., 21 1.4640, (33 g.).

Methyl -chloromethyl 3-furo.ate.-Dry hydrogen chloride is passed into a mixture of methyl 3-furoate (15 g.) paraformaldehyde (4.2 g.) and zinc chloride (4.2 g.) in chloroform (90 ml.) maintained at 20-25 for 1 /2 hrs. The product is shaken with water, more chloroform added and the combined organic layers washed (3 XHgO) dried (N21 SO and evaporated. Distillattion of the residue gives methyl 5-chloromethyl 3-furoate (9.4 g.) B.P. 80-108 n 1.5003-1.5072, M.P. 42-51.

Methyl 5-benzyl-3-furoate. Aluminium trichloride (9.84 g., freshly sublimed) is added with stirring to methyl 3-chloromethyl 3-furoate (10.9 g.) in benzene whilst the temperature is maintained below 20 for 50 minutes. Water (100 m1.) is added dropwise with cooling (to below 30) and the product taken up in ether, washed twice with sodium hydroxide and twice with sodium chloride and finally dried (Na SO evaporated and distilled. The methyl 5-benzyl-3-furoate (8.7 g.) has B.P. 127135/0.4 mm., M.P. 52-53.

5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol.-Methyl 5-benzyl-3-furoate (6.64 g.) in dry ether (90 ml.) is added dropwise to lithium aluminium hydride (1.35 g.) in ether (135 ml.). The mixture is then warmed on steam, cooled and decomposed by addition of water. The ethereal solution is dried (Na SO evaporated, .and distilled to give 5- benzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol (4.84 g.) B.P. l5 1-156/ 1.5 mm., M.P. 36-39.

Similarly prepared by lithium aluminum hydride reduction of the appropriate ester were 5-methyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol, B.P. 84-85 10 mm., 11, 1.4797 and S-benzyl- 2-methyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol, B.P. 155-160/ 0.1 mm., 12 1.5510.

Example 2.-Esterification of the alcohol 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol (1.1 mol. .prop.) as a 10% solution in ether is added with cooling and stirring to (i-)-cis-trans chrysanthemoyl chloride (1.0 mol. prop.) as a 10% solution in benzene. Pyridine (1.0 mol. prop.) is added and the mixture set aside overnight. Water is then added to the organic layer, which is washed with dilute sulphuric acid, with saturated aqueous potassium hydrogen carbonate and twice with saturated sodium chloride and is finally dried, evaporated and distilled to give 5 benzyl 3 furylmethyl-(- -)-cis-transchrysanthemate, B.P. 169172/2.5 X10" mm., n 1.5305.

5 benzyl 3 furylmethyl (+)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate, B.P. 174/8X1 0- mm., n 1.5346; (i)-transchrysanthemate, M.P. 54-55 and +)-trans-pyrethrate, B.P. 206/ 8X10" mm. are similarly prepared using the appropriate isomer of chrysanthemoyl or pyrethroyl chloride:

The following esters are similarly prepared by esterifying the corresponding alcohol by the general procedure described in Example 1B above.

(: -cis-trans-chrysanthemates:

3-methy1furfuryl, B.P. 101-105/10 mm., 11 1.4944 2-methyl-3-furylmethyl, B.P. 110"/10'- mm., r1 1.4942

S-methylfurfuryl, B.P. 97-101 8 X 10- mm., n

5-methyl-3-furylmethyl, B.P. 103 /5 X 10' mm., n

5-methyl-3-furylmethyl, B.P. 103 /5 X 10- mm., It

2,5 -dimethyl-3 -furylmethyl, B .P. 109-1 11 6 X 10 4,5-dimethylfurfuryl, B.P. -126/ 7 X 10" mm.,

3,5-dimethyl-furfuryl, B.P. 108-109/ 5 X 10- mm.,

S-benzylfurfuryl, B.P. 161-1625 /1.6X 10- mm.,

S-p-xylylfurfuryl, B.P. 150.5-5151.5 "/10- mm., n

5 -benzyl-2-methyl-3-furylmethyl, B.P. 179 7 X 10- 4-benZyl-5-methylfurfuryl, B.P. 170-172" 2.3 X 10" 2,4,5 -trimethyl-3-furylmethyl, B.P. 1 16-1 18 3 X 10- 5-benzyl-3-methylfurfuryl, B.P. "/1X10- mm., n

Example 4.-Transesterification of 5-henzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol and ethyl chrysanthemate Sodium (0.1 g.) is added in 5 portions over a period of three hours to a mixture of 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol (4.5 g.), ethyl chrysanthemate (4.7 g.) and toluene refluxed in the dark in nitrogen. When reaction is complete, ether is added, the product was shaken with water, dried and then evaporated and distilled. After removing some ethyl chrysanthemate and unchanged alcohol, 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl chrysanthemate (3.7 g.) is obtained B.P. 165-175/8X10- mm., n 1.5316 which is identical 'by NMR spectrum with material obtained according to Example 1 using the acid chloride and which crystallises on seeding with an authentic sample.

Example 5 Sodium (0.15 g.) is added to a mixture of toluene (50 ml.) and ethanol (5 m1.) refluxed in the dark in nitrogen. When no sodium remains undissolved, excess alcohol is distilled 011, the product cooled and then 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol (5.26 g.) and ethyl chrysanthemate (5.48 g.) in toluene (15 ml.) added. The mixture is refluxed for 45 mm., with co-distillation of the ethanol evolved with toluene, then cooled and ether added. The product is washed with water, dried (Na SO evaporated and distilled to give ethyl chrysanthemate B.P.

60-120/3 X10" mm.

(0.3 g.) n 1.4916, 5 benzyl 3 furylmethyl alcohol B.P. 120-170/2X1-0- mm., (1.1 g.) n 1.5340- 1.5340, and 5 benzyl 3 furylmethyl chrysanthemate B.P. 185/2X 10 mm., 11 1.5305; 6. 05 g., equivalent to a yield of 80% based on unrecovered alcohol.

Insecticidal esters are prepared containing esters of the general Formula I having components in the following proportions.

Example 6.Oil-based liquid spray for household insects 5 benzyl 3 furylmethyl (:)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate percent w./v 0.005 25% pyrethrum extract percent 0.25 Piperonyl butoxide do 0.5 Antioxidant, e.g. Topanol A. do 0.1 Odourless light oil solvent, e.g. xylene vols. to make 100 Example 7.Water-based liquid spray concentrate for mosquito control benzyl 3 furylmethyl (i)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate percent W./V 0.25 Piperonyl butoxide percent 1.0 Non-ionic emulsifier, e.g. Ethylan BCP do 0.25 Antioxidant, e.g. Topanol A. do 0.1 Water vols. to make 100 This concentrate should be diluted 1:80 with water before spraying.

Example 8.Aerosol 5 benzyl 3 furylmethyl (:)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate "percent W./W 0.02 25% pyrethrum extract percent 0.8 Piperonyl butoxide do 1.5 Odourless petroleum distillate (B.P. 200-265 do 17.38 Propellant, e.g. a mixture of equal quantities of trichloromonofiuoromethane and dichlorodifluoromethane dn 80.0 Perfume do 0.2 Antioxidant, e.g. Topanol A. do 0.1

Example 9.-Mosquito coil 5 benzyl-3-furylmethyl (i)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate percent w./w 0.25 Tabu powder or Staragel No. 1 percent 30.0 Fi1ler(s), e.g. Wood flour, powdered leaves or nut shells percent 68.75 Brilliant green do 0.5 p-Nitrophenol do 0.5

Example 10.Emulsifiable concentrate 5 benzyl-3-furylmethyl (i)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate percent w./w 1.5 Non-ionic emulsifier, e.g. Ethylan BCP percent 25.0 Xylene do 73.4 Antioxidant, e.g. Topanol, A do 0.1

This concentrate may then be diluted at the rate of 30 mls. to 4 /2 litres of water prior to use.

Example 11.Genera1 purpose powder for household, garden, livestock, or grain storage use 5 benzyl-3-furylmethyl (i)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate percent w./w 0.05 Tropital percent 0.25 Antioxidant, e.g. BHT or BHA do 0.03 Filler, e.g. Talc BPC do 99.67

In the compositions described in Examples 5-10 the active component 5-benZyl-3-furylmethyl (i)-cis-transchrysanthemate may be replaced completely or in part by an equivalent amount of any of the other esters of the general Formula I, for example by 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl -trans-pyrethrate which has a particularly good knockdown elfect on houseflies and such other compounds can advantageously be included in the compositions above as can other known insecticides which are compatible with the pyrethroids of Formula I.

Insecticidal activity In contact toxicity tests in which insects were treated with measured drops of the insecticides dissolved in acetone, against houseflies (adult female Musca domestica L), 5-benzyl-3-furylmetl1yl (i)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate was more than twenty times as toxic as the mixture of natural pyrethrins and nearly five times more toxic than the most toxic pyrethrin-like ester previously known, 4- allyl-2,6-dimethylbenzyl (i-)-cis-trans chrysanthemate. It was more than ten times more toxic than allethrin to house-flies. By a similar method of testing, to mustard beetles (adult Phaedon cochlearae Fab.), 5-benzyl-3- furylmethyl (i)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate was twice as toxic as the mixture of natural pyrethrins, sixteen times Relative toxicity Mustard beetles Compound House fi-bengyl-B-iurylmethyl (+)-trans-chrysanthema e 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl (+)-trans-pyrethrate fi-benzyl-3-furylmethyl (=l=)-trans-chrysanthema e Pyrethrin I 5-benzyl-3-turylmethyl (:t;)-cis-transchrysanthemate: Natural pyrethrins 5-benzyl2-methyl-3-furylmethyl :l=)

chrysanthemate Diazinon (0,0-dimethy1-O-2-isopropyl-4- methyl-G-pyridinimyl-phosphothioate) Pyrethrin II 4-allyl-2,6-dimethylbenzyl (:b)

chrysanthemate 6 5-benzy1f11rfuryl (5;)-cis-tra.ns'chrySanthemate 4. Allethrin 3. 4-benzylbenzyl (i)bis-trans-chrysanthemate 2. 4-turlurylbenzyl (:11)-cis-trans-cl1rysanthemate. l 4-benzyLS-methylfuriuryl (i)-cis-transchrysanthemate 0 5-beuzyl-3-methylfurfuryl (:l=)-cis-tra.ns-

chrysanthemate 4,5-ditmethylfuriuryl (5:)bis-transchrysanthema e.

The greatest figure indicates the highest toxicity. Toxicities are related to 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl (i)-cis-transchrysanthemate, which is given an arbitrary rating of 100.

I claim:

1. A compound of formula 0 H3 C 11a in which Z is isobutenyl or Z-carbomethoxy-prop-l-enyl, R and R which are the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkadienyl and Y represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkadienyl or phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl or lower alkenyl or lower alkadienyl or lower alkoxy or chlorine.

2. A compound according to claim 1 of formula Where Z, R R and Y are as defined in claim 1.

3. A compound according to claim 1 in which Y is a phenyl.

4. A compound according to claim 1 in which R represents a hydrogen atom and R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing up to 4 carbon atoms.

5. A compound according to claim 1 in which Y represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing up to 4 carbon atoms.

6. A compound according to claim 5 in which R and R each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing up to 4 carbon atoms.

7. A compound according to claim 1 which is selected from the group consisting of 3-methyl-furfuryl-( i )-cis-trans-chrysanthemate, 2-methyl-3 -furylmethyli -cis-trans-chrysanthemate,

5 -methyl-furfuryl-( )-cis-trans-chrysanthemate,

5-methyl-3-furyln1ethyli -cis-trans-chrys anthemate, 2,5 -dimethyl-3 -furylmethyli -cis-trans-chryanthemate, 4,5 -dimethyl-furfuryli )-cis-trans-chrysanthemate, 3 ,5 -dimethyl-furfuryli -cis-trans-chrysanthemate, 5-benzyl-furfuryl-( i )-cis-trans-chrysanthemate, 5-p-xylyl-furfuryli -cis-trans-chrysanthemate, 4-benzyl-5-methyl-furfuryl-( )-cis-trans-chrysanthemate, 2,4-5-trirnethyl-3 -furylmethyl-( )-cis-transchrysanthemate and 5-benzyl-3-rnethylfurfuryl-( -cis-trans-chrys anthemate. 8. An alcohol of formula in which Y is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkadienyl or phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkadienyl, lower alkoxy or halogen and R and R which-are the same or different, each is hydrogen or lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkadienyl.

9. The compound 5-benzy1-3-fury1methyl trans chrysanthemate.

10. The compound 5-benzyl-3-furylrnethyl (i)-transchrysanthemate.

11. The compound 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl (i)-transchrysanthemate.

12. The compound 5-benzyl-3-furylmehyl (:)-transpyrethrate.

13. The compound 5-benzyl-2-methyl-3-furylmethyli )-cis-trans-chrysanthemate.

14. The compound 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol.

15. The compound 5-benzyl-2-methyl-3-furylrnethyl alcohol.

16. The compound 5-methyl-3-furylmethyl alcohol.

References Cited House, Herbert: Modern Synthetic Reactions, New York, Benjamin, Inc., published Jan. 28, 1965, pp. 23

and 34.

Cram and Hammond: Organic Chemistry, New York, McGraw-Hill, (1959) pp. 308-10.

NICHOLAS S. RIZZO, Primary Examiner BERNARD I. DENTZ, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

'g g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No- 3.465 .007 Dated s t h 2 IQQQ Inventofla) Michael Elliott It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected u shown below:

In claim 10: 5-benzyl3-fury1methyl v-transc'nrysanthemate is changed to ,S-benzyl-J- iiurylmthy]- -transchrysanthemate.

In claim 12: S-benzyl-J-furylmehyl (t)--trans-pyrethrate is changed to S-benzyl-B-furylmethyl trans-pyrethrate. I

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